The magnetic north pole is messing with your smartphone’s mapping apps – MIT Technology Review

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The magnetic north pole is messing with your smartphone’s mapping apps  MIT Technology Review Earth’s magnetic north pole is moving so quickly and unpredictably that our existing navigation models will have to be updated years earlier than scheduled. “map app” – Google News… more →
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Fitness apps are now one more reason to revisit your smartphone’s privacy settings – CBC.ca

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CBC.ca Fitness apps are now one more reason to revisit your smartphone's privacy settingsCBC.ca"If soldiers use the app like normal people do, by turning … on tracking when they go to do exercise, it could be especially dangerous," Ruser wrote in a tweet. "This particular track looks like it logs a regular jogging route. I shouldn't be able to …and more » map app – Google News… more →
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App turns GPS-enabled smartphones into high-tech map system – The Spokesman Review (registration)

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App turns GPS-enabled smartphones into high-tech map systemThe Spokesman Review (registration)Click here to comment on this story ». Most recent Outdoors. new Ammi Midstokke: How suffering equates to glory, and other sports lies · Landers' words of wisdom: leave wildlife babies be · App turns GPS-enabled smartphones into high-tech map system … map app – Google News… more →
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